Gun-magazine



0. V. PAYNE.

GUN MAGAZINE.

APPLICATION man JULY 21, 1920.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

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0. V. PAYNE.

GUN MAGAZINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY27. I920.

1,358, 105. Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- 1570677302 Oacar UPa yne uni'rso stares OSCAR V.PAYNE, OE CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 AUTO ORDNANCE TION 0F NEVI YORK,N. Y., A CORPORATION 01? NEW'YORK.

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CORPORA- G-UN-MAGAZINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

Application filed July 27, 1920. Serial No. 399,283.

T 0 all whom 2'15 may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR V. PAYNE, citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and Stateof Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gun- Magazines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new and improved magazine for firearms andmore specifically to a magazine of the box type adaptedto be detachablyconnected to firearmswhether of the full or semi-automatic or themanually operated types, this application beingin part a division of myprior application Sr. No. 318,202, filed August 18, 1919.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a j new and improvedmagazine which is composed of but few and simple members which mayreadily be placed in rigid association and positively connected by meanswhich are integral parts of the members. It is an object to provide amagazine which may be rapidly assembled or dismantled. It is anotherobject to provide readily operable means for connecting the magazine toa gun. ltiis a further object to provide a magazine which is reinforcedby duplication of body thickness at points of stress and which issubstantially rigid in construction, It isalso an object to provide inconnection with such a magazine, lips adjacent the delivery opening ofthe magazine which are-adapted to properlyguide the cartridges as theyleave the magazine. Other and further objects will appear as thedescription proceeds. V 7

j I have illustrated certain preferred em bodiments of my inventioninassociation with the gun of my copending application above referred to,in the accompanying drawings in which-- I I 7 H Figure 1 isa-fragmentarylongitudinal section of the gun showing the magazine 'in positiontherein; l 7;

Fig. 2' is a section on line-2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig.3 is a side View, partlybroken away showing the magazine on an enlarged scale;

Fig. fl: is a rear View of Fig. 3; V

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a section on line66 of Fig. 3; Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side view of the lower portion ofthe magazine;

F 8 is a section on line 8 8 of Fig. 7;

F g. 9 is a section on line 9-9 of Fig. 7

F 1g. 10 is a perspective view of a modified form of the magazine;

F1g.'11 is a. view similar to the upper portlon of Fig. 10, but showinga cartridge in the magazine; 7

Fig. 12 is a vertical longitudinal section of the magazine shown in Fig.10;

Fig. 13 is a section on line l313 of Fig.

12; and

Fig. 14 is a section on line '1 1'1 1 of Fig. 12.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 9, the magazine is composed of theouter member 15, and the inner member 16 which is telescopedlongitudinally within the outer member. from the top. The members arepreferably formed of pressed metal. The outer member 15 is provided withthe lefthand side wall 17, the front wall 18 which entends around for ashort distance onto the right side, the rear wall 19 which similarlyextends a short distance onto the right side, and the right wall '20which extends upward only a short distance from the bottom. The bottomof the member 15 is partly closed by the flange 21 extending inwardlyfrom the left wall. The-inner member 16 is provided with-the right wall22, the forward .wall 23, the rear wall 21 and the bottom.25,.and is ofsuch dimension-as to make a close sliding fit within'the outer member.As clearly shown: in Figs. -8 -and:5"the upper portions ofthe members 15and 16 are provided with the resilient cartridge releasing flanges orlips 26 and 2. These two flangesare identical and as shown in Fig. 3.the rear portion ofthe' flange is cut off obliquely at 28 and the flangeis extended in effective height by 'the'cuts 29and 30 which thus'add toits resilience. The lower portion or" the wall 17 of the member 15 isprovided 'with the spring catch 31 which catches above the bottom'25 ofthe member 16 and thus retains the two members'together, as best shownin Fig. 9.

V The sides 17 and 22 have portions parbeing provided at'the junction ofthe two portlons.

The magazine contains the spring 38 and the follower 39 which isprovided with depending sides in sliding contact with the sides of themagazine.

The form of the device shown in Figs. 10 to 14 is generally similar tothat just described. It comprises the outer member which has the leftside portion 41 the forward portion 42, and the rear portion 43, both ofwhich extend a short distance onto the right side, and the bottom flange44. The inner member comprises the right side portion 45, forwardportion 46, rear portion 47 and bottom flange 48.

The side 41 is provided with the spring catch 49 which catches above thebottom flange 48 and thus retains the inner and outer members together.The rear portion 43 of the outer member is transversely recessed at 50to receive a catch (notshown) to retain the magazine in the gunto'whicli it is attached.

e magazine contains the spring 51 and follower 52 which latter hasdepending side POItIOIIS in sliding contact with the side walls of themagazine. The side wall are perforated at '53 to permit inspection todetermine the number of cartridges it contams.

The'upper portions of the sides of the magazine are cutaway to form thecurved lips 54 and 55 and the upwardly extended rear portions overhangthe top of the magazine at 56 and 57.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the form of ,magazine of Figs. 1 to 9. is shown appliedto a gun of the type disclosed in my copending application to whichreference has been made. The gun as shown comprises the barrel 60, stock61, receiver '62, guard 63 and bolt 64. The stock and guard are both outthrough in the rear of the barrel to receive the magazine housing 65which is fastened to the receiver by the screws 66.

The magazine is slipped upwardly into the housing 65, the studs 67 onthe gun passing up the portions 34 and 35 of the magazine, and into theopenings 36 and 3.7. The studs 67 thus hold the magazine 'in place; Themagazine may be readily de- I tached by-pressing inwardly upon themembers 32and '33 sufliciently to disengage the studs 67.

As shown in Fig. 1, the bolt, when it passes forward, engages thetopmost cartridge and as it is carried forward the cartridge base flangeengages the oblique rear portions 28 of the lips 26 and 27 and thus isforced to rise into alinement with the bore of the barrel. The curvedlips 54 and 55 of the form of magazine shown in Figs. '10 to 14 operatein a similar manner. v

Either'of the two specific forms of my imroved magazine which I haveshown may tubular container for cartridges, and integral retaining meansadapted to retain the members together.

2. A magazine adapted to be attached to a gun comprising two sidemembers telescoping together longitudinally to form an elongate tubularcontainer for cartridges, and an integral connecting means upon one ofsaid members adapted to coact with a portion of the other member toretain the members together.

3. A magazine comprising two 'side members telescoping togetherlongitudinallyto form an elongate tubular container for cartridges, bothsaid side members having front and rear flanges whereby these tions ofthe magazine are formed of a onble thickness ofmaterial.

4. A magazine adapted to be attached to a gun, comprisin two memberstelescoping together longitudlnally to form an elongate tubularcontainer for cartridges, and an integral, inwardly extending springcatch upon the outer member adapted to coact with a part of the innermember to "retain the members together. v

5. A magazine adapted to be attached to a gun, comprising twomemberstelescoping together longitudinally :to. form an elongate tubularcontainer for cartridges, the member having an inwardlvextending bottomflange, and the inner-member having an inwardly extending bottomflangeadapted to coact therewith to limit the relative movement of thetwo members.

7. A magazine adapted to be attached to a gun, comprising two memberstelescoping together longitudinally to forman elongate tubular containerfor cartridges, the outer member having an inwardly extending bottonflange, and the inner member having an inwardly extending bottom flangeada ted to coact therewith to limit the relatlve movement of the twomembers, and integral retaining means adapted to hold the two bottomflanges in engagement.

8; A magazine adaptedto be attached to a gun, comprising two memberstelescoping together longitudinally to form an elongate tubularcontainer for cartridges, the outer member having an inwardly extendingbottom flange, and the inner member having an inwardly extending bottomflange adapted to coact therewith to limit the relative movement of thetwo members, and an inwardly extending spring catch upon the outermemberadapted to permit the bottom flange of the inner member to pass byit when assembling the two members and then to retain the two bottomflanges together.

9. A magazine adapted to be attached to a gun, comprising twointerfitting members, the members being similarly curved whereby onemember may be telescoped within the other member, the members havinginterengaging bottom flanges adapted to limit the telescoping movement,and means adapted to automatically engage the inner member and retainthe two members in telescopecl relation.

10. A magazine adapted to be attached to a gun, comprising twointerfitting members, the members being similarly curved whereby onemember may be telescoped within the other member, the members havinginterengaging bottom flanges adapted to limit the telescoping movement,and an integral spring catch upon the outer member adapted to maintainthe bottom flange of the inner member in engagement with that of theouter member.

Signed by me at Cleveland, Ohio, this twenty-first day of July, 1920.

OSCAR V. PAYNE.

